Reviews - El Nombre De La Rosa

3.3k reviews for:

El Nombre De La Rosa

Umberto Eco

3.97 AVERAGE

thameslink's review against another edition

3.0

Good ending but rather read like Cadfael swallowed a dictionary.

In at number 3 on my medieval monk chart:

1. Narcissus and Goldmund
2. Q
3. The name of the rose
…
4. Pillars of the earth

cjm1701's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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bennow's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging informative mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

calamari's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I loved the ending-- it was a challenge to get through but absolutely brilliant messaging. Be warned, the narrator loves to go on tirades and diatribes that are not entirely relevant unless you have a deep passion for the history of Christian sects in the 1300s Italy. However, the Totally Subtle descriptions of the gay monks were the funniest things I've ever read.

jemmatrainor's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

iamazoo's review against another edition

4.0

kind of a slow burner but highly rewarding if you stick with it until the end - such an intriguing “whodunnit” story in a religious context. admittedly the religion stuff and the amount of latin can feel a little dense, but not distractingly so. read this instead of whatever dan brown has churned out.